One Thousand Cranes
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Comment from karenina
Alrighty then! I'll stop here for now because I just read this one to my husband who now thinks I'm a loon!
He may have a point as:
"Having a bit of fun ,... hehehe ...
"Asylum is a group of Loons
Asylum is a mental hospital
Loon is a duck
Loon is an insane person
Nut is food
Nut is an insane person"
"I resemble that remark!"
Little factoid: Most will tell you this was a Groucho Marx original, when in fact: "The earliest occurrence that I have found is from The Kansas City Star (Kansas City, Missouri) of Sunday 29th December 1940."
(Thank you wordhistories.net!)
Karenina
reply by the author on 23-Sep-2022
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Alrighty then! I'll stop here for now because I just read this one to my husband who now thinks I'm a loon!
He may have a point as:
"Having a bit of fun ,... hehehe ...
"Asylum is a group of Loons
Asylum is a mental hospital
Loon is a duck
Loon is an insane person
Nut is food
Nut is an insane person"
"I resemble that remark!"
Little factoid: Most will tell you this was a Groucho Marx original, when in fact: "The earliest occurrence that I have found is from The Kansas City Star (Kansas City, Missouri) of Sunday 29th December 1940."
(Thank you wordhistories.net!)
Karenina
Comment Written 23-Sep-2022
reply by the author on 23-Sep-2022
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Hello, sister karenina,
Thank you very much for your time and kind review and helpfull feedback.
Gypsy Queen
"A friend is one who overlooks your broken fence and admires the flowers in your garden." -author unknown
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I could not stop. I think I need a twelve-step program.
:)
Comment from AP Apgar
I like your poem- good picture presentation- poem ha a good message - good metaphor of life itself- the world certainly is a wild ride- where most need take asylum in less than perfect circumstances- good job
reply by the author on 09-Sep-2022
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I like your poem- good picture presentation- poem ha a good message - good metaphor of life itself- the world certainly is a wild ride- where most need take asylum in less than perfect circumstances- good job
Comment Written 08-Sep-2022
reply by the author on 09-Sep-2022
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Thank you, AP. I am grateful for your time and helpful review. Hugs!
Gypsy
"I have lived, I have lost... but I have never forgotten the joy of belonging."
Comment from aryr
I really enjoyed the picture of the pair of loons with a baby on what I assume is the mother on her back, Gypsy. I appreciate your words and those of your narrative notes. It is truly important that you give the number for the Mental Health line. Blessed be n Hugs!
reply by the author on 08-Sep-2022
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I really enjoyed the picture of the pair of loons with a baby on what I assume is the mother on her back, Gypsy. I appreciate your words and those of your narrative notes. It is truly important that you give the number for the Mental Health line. Blessed be n Hugs!
Comment Written 08-Sep-2022
reply by the author on 08-Sep-2022
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Thank you very much, Aryr, I appreciate that you took the time to read and review my poem. Blessed be and hugs
Gypsy
"Those who know don?t talk." - Lao Tzu, Chinese philosopher
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You are so very welcome, Gypsy. Blessed be n Hugs!
Comment from barbara.wilkey
After I read this poem I smiled, but then felt guilty. Thank you for your author's notes. Now I don't feel guilty for smiling. I have a daughter-in-law who is bi-polar. I do understand the serious of this disease.
reply by the author on 08-Sep-2022
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After I read this poem I smiled, but then felt guilty. Thank you for your author's notes. Now I don't feel guilty for smiling. I have a daughter-in-law who is bi-polar. I do understand the serious of this disease.
Comment Written 08-Sep-2022
reply by the author on 08-Sep-2022
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Yes, sometimes laughter is the best cure. Being bipolar is really bad for afflicted and their family. But the good news is that with medication we can live a normal life. Unfortunately, for a large portion of my life I refused to take medication.
Thank you for the review and for understanding the poem so well.
Gypsy hugs
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Crystal often forgets to take her medicine.
Comment from Jumbo J
Hi Gypsy Queen,
so, you hit all three of my most appealing traits... wild-wild. Okay, not so much these days. Loon looking for his place in this world... and well, I'm not touching, or breaching the third field of subject.
You are very clever with your wordplay here Reina Gitana.
A very cute pic let's hope they all found their asylum.
I'm just taking it all as humour as your notes suggest.
Amor, respeto besitos y abrazos mi amiga.
With our thoughts we create...
places of solace.
Kind regards,
James.
reply by the author on 08-Sep-2022
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Hi Gypsy Queen,
so, you hit all three of my most appealing traits... wild-wild. Okay, not so much these days. Loon looking for his place in this world... and well, I'm not touching, or breaching the third field of subject.
You are very clever with your wordplay here Reina Gitana.
A very cute pic let's hope they all found their asylum.
I'm just taking it all as humour as your notes suggest.
Amor, respeto besitos y abrazos mi amiga.
With our thoughts we create...
places of solace.
Kind regards,
James.
Comment Written 08-Sep-2022
reply by the author on 08-Sep-2022
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James, my favorite bard around here,
I was feeling silly yesterday. Once in a while I give my serious muse a break. (*+*)
I give myself permission to joke about mental illness because I had it for so long. Being bipolar is not funny but making fun of oneself helps sometimes. You know?
Thank you for taking the time to read and review my poem.
La Gitana Reina
"There is a crack in everything, that?s how the light gets in." -Leonard Cohen
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Yes Gitana Reina, one has to look on the light side of things where and when possible... to be stuck in the seriousness of dis-ease all of the time would drag the life-force right out of one's soul. I love that you have this humorous side of you that can break through the cracks to see the light Mi Gitana Lobo Reina. Life is way too short to be caught in the quagmires of despair.
Comment from lyenochka
Lol. I like all your puns. Asylum could be refuge or a place for people with mental illness and nuts could be the food or people who are acting crazy. And of course, loons could be the birds or loony people, too!
reply by the author on 07-Sep-2022
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Lol. I like all your puns. Asylum could be refuge or a place for people with mental illness and nuts could be the food or people who are acting crazy. And of course, loons could be the birds or loony people, too!
Comment Written 07-Sep-2022
reply by the author on 07-Sep-2022
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Yes, I felt silly today. Thank you, Helen. I'm glad you like it and made you smile.
Hugs!
MariVal (*-*)
Comment from Dr. Von
I like your style and wordplay. Not only is your poem fun to read, but it is also funny and beautiful. Thank you for sharing your creative mind in this writing. Well done. The definitions are a plus.
reply by the author on 07-Sep-2022
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I like your style and wordplay. Not only is your poem fun to read, but it is also funny and beautiful. Thank you for sharing your creative mind in this writing. Well done. The definitions are a plus.
Comment Written 07-Sep-2022
reply by the author on 07-Sep-2022
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Thank you very much for your time and kind review and helpfull feedback.
Gypsy
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You are welcome.
Comment from Mark D. R.
Gypsy,
This is perfect. Pleased that your notes amplified the meanings for the loon collective. Of course, in today's PC environment, it likely is not encouraged to use nuts and loon(y) for a person who may suffer from mental illness. Asylum is another word that is not used in today's lexicon for where these same individuals may live.
But for poetry, it is fine post!
Mark
reply by the author on 07-Sep-2022
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Gypsy,
This is perfect. Pleased that your notes amplified the meanings for the loon collective. Of course, in today's PC environment, it likely is not encouraged to use nuts and loon(y) for a person who may suffer from mental illness. Asylum is another word that is not used in today's lexicon for where these same individuals may live.
But for poetry, it is fine post!
Mark
Comment Written 07-Sep-2022
reply by the author on 07-Sep-2022
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LoL. I know it was not politically correct but I'm a loony too. I didn't think about it. Maybe I'll add a note.
Thank you very much for your time and kind review and helpfull feedback.
Gypsy